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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1896
Page
4
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt describes Hamilton Gibson’s friend discussing the artist’s intense fascination with birds and woodland creatures. It recalls a vivid incident when the artist posed amid trees as a small bird descended into a hands clasp, with Gibson soothing the captive creature.
At a British Ornithologists Club meeting, H. M. Wallis showed a golden eagle about thirty years in captivity that began laying eggs fifteen years ago. Eggs were replaced by domestic duck eggs, and the eagle hatched three ducklings and raised three seady birds, feeding them mainly on rats.
Hong Chang a guest arrives in New York City amid naval and military honors. He is escorted by cavalry and cheered by thousands, marking a celebrated first view of liberty as he enters the United States.
Li Hung Chang, premier Chinese envoy, arrives in New York aboard the steamship St Louis after a voyage from Southampton. He meets General Ruger, tours the Waldorf, and attends a Cleveland reception amid a grand naval salute and Chinese-flag decor.
The United States cruiser Brooklyn proved herself the greatest naval vergal ofter class and the fastest armored vessel by covering eighty three knots off the New England coast at an average speed of 21.92 knots an hour. She showed potential for faster pace by maintaining 22.0 knots for part of the run, earning her builders Cramp of Philadelphia a premium of $350,000. The vessel performed grandly, with vibration flow scarcely felt on board as the endnes operated at high tension throughout.
Uprising among Seminole groups flares as First Cavalry arrives to quell fighting. Three full-blood Indians killed and two squawomen injured after a pitched battle with white men who married into the tribe. About 150 squaw men joined the assault, with 300 mixed-bloods pursued. Federal troops' presence expected to curb further clashes.
Reports describe violent unrest in Constantinople with an organized group blamed by authorities. Attacks on a bank, gendarmes, and civilians caused multiple fatalities including four Turkish women and several injuries among bystanders and workers. A bomb or hazardous device harmed people and disrupted street life as rioters fled.
Charlea H. Lamson experiments on a nine?thera ster in Portland Maine sends a kite with two large boxes attached weighing about 150 pounds. Fifteen men attended as the kite rose to around 400 feet before the cord failed and the device settled gently to the ground.
Readable fragments list agricultural and milling terms with patent names and product grades. Mentions Wheat No 2 Red No 2 White Timothy seed Clover and other feed items. References city markets and dressed produce such as calves and sheep.
Fire swept Ontonagon and surrounding areas after a brush blaze driven by a white wind rapidly consumed timber and farm structures. The Diamond Mines Company reported extensive lumber and mill equipment losses, including two large sawmills and a box factory, with property damage running into substantial sums.
Willie Connegier a fourteen year old of Ulster Heights N Y went berrying in morning and did not return. A search party found him dead hanging from a limb by a strap near a doorway. He had spoken of hanging himself previously but that claim was not believed.
Emperor William of Germany hails the successful passage of thirty nine battleships through the Baltic Canal. The feat proves the canal’s readiness for emergency use by the largest ironclads, while draught tests indicate feasible operation at speed limits.
John J Brough of Manchester Connecticut completed a around the world bicycle trip lasting a year covering about 2000 miles by wheel. He began in New York August 17 1895 with a companion who fell in Ireland injuring his arm, then traveled through Scotland Wales England France Germany Italy Egypt Arabia India China Japan and back to San Francisco before returning home by bicycle.
William Jennings Bryan completed a day of stops as he moved from Ripley New York to Cleveland Ohio giving his eightieth eight speech of the campaign. At Central Armory Cleveland six thousand heard him and three and a half thousand filled Music Hall audience overflow stood outside to hear. En route fans cheered as his carriage passed.
Robbery at the Weathel Bank in Ripley New York occurred in daylight during a W J Bryan rally. A bookkeeper was at the door when a stranger sparked a heated exchange outside. The thief climbed from the cellar into the banking room and stole that day’s deposits before disappearing.
A detailed account describes lemon picking in Southern California with cost-saving methods, roles of growers and assistants, timing across January to March, and packing practices. It notes cooperative packing houses and mentions curing facilities near groves, reflecting a period view on fruit industry practices. The text also contains an advertisement about a mercury-free catarrh cure and a cheap encyclopedia offer, illustrating mixed 19th century newspaper content.
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